Adam Weiss Named iHeartMedia’s Vice President For Political Strategy
NEW YORK, N.Y. – October 22, 2015 – iHeartMedia announced today that Adam Weiss has joined the company as its Vice President, Political Strategy, effective immediately. He is based in Washington, D.C. and will report to Kenny Day, Senior Vice President, Political Sales and Strategy.
In his new role, Weiss will manage iHeartMedia’s high-level relationships with progressive candidates, parties, Independent Expenditures, Super PACs and other political organizations. In addition, he will help run the centralized iHeartMedia Campaign 2016 Command Center (aka “War Room”), which will track more than 1,000 national, statewide and local elections across more than 150 markets. He will also support the political sales team across iHeartMedia’s 150 markets on how to leverage the unparalleled reach and power of iHeartMedia, which includes 858 broadcast radio stations reaching more than 245 million consumers monthly; iHeartRadio, iHeartMedia’s free leading all-in-one digital music and streaming radio service with more than 70 million registered users, 700 million app downloads and 87 million monthly digital uniques; more than 75 million social media followers across the iHeartMedia network; and nationally-recognized marquee live events.
"Adam’s hands-on experience running Congressional races for the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee gives him rare tactical campaign experience and a strong political network that makes him the perfect person to help lead iHeartMedia’s political strategy,” said Day. “He has an innate ability to think strategically and creatively to deliver results, as well as a talent for managing projects and people, that will be indispensable as we collaborate with our political and issue partners during the 2016 election cycle.”
“iHeartMedia has an unparalleled ability to provide its political partners with cutting-edge opportunities to get their message directly to key consumers,” said Weiss. “I’m thrilled for the opportunity to join iHeartMedia’s world-class political strategy team and I look forward to helping progressive campaigns harness the power of the iHeartMedia platform to effectively and efficiently target voters during such an exciting election cycle."
Weiss has over a decade of experience in political strategy, policy and public affairs. He most recently worked at the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee's Independent Expenditure program, where he managed a $16.8 million budget across 22 targeted Congressional districts and directed investments in radio, television and digital advertising during the 2014 election cycle. Prior to his work with the DCCC, Weiss served as a Candidate Coordinator for the AFL-CIO, where he worked on their Path to Power Program and provided strategic advice on electoral opportunities. His background also includes work on campaigns in Nevada, Iowa, Colorado, Maine, and California. Additionally, Weiss has held positions with the American Optometric Association, National Association of Letter Carriers and American Association of Justice. He is a graduate of Union College in New York.